286-25 FY24_Terms-Conditions.pdf

24 of 33 (b) The Recipient shall not charge to this award costs that were incurred before the effective date of award of this agreement unless there has been an approval of pre-award costs under 2 C.F.R. 200.458. 19.4 Recipient Recovery of Federal Funds. The Recipient shall make all reasonable efforts, including initiating litigation, if necessary, to recover Federal funds if the USDOT determines, after consultation with the Recipient, that those funds have been spent fraudulently, wastefully, or in violation of Federal laws, or misused in any manner under this award. The Recipient shall not enter a settlement or other final position, in court or otherwise, involving the recovery of funds under the award unless approved in advance in writing by the USDOT. 19.5 Unexpended Federal Funds. Any Federal funds that are awarded at section 10.1 but not expended on allocable, allowable costs remain the property of the United States. 19.6 Timing of Payments to the Recipient. When reimbursement is used, the Recipient shall not request reimbursement of a cost before the Recipient has entered an obligation for that cost. 19.7 Payment Method. The USDOT may deny a payment request that is not submitted using the method identified in section 5.2. 19.8 Information Supporting Expenditures. (a) If the USDOT Payment System identified in section 5.2 is “DELPHI iSupplier,” then when requesting reimbursement of costs incurred or credit for cost share incurred, the Recipient shall electronically submit the SF-270 (Request for Advance or Reimbursement) or SF-271 (Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs), shall identify the Federal share and the Recipient’s share of costs, and shall submit supporting cost detail to clearly document all costs incurred. As supporting cost detail, the Recipient shall include a detailed breakout of all costs incurred, including direct labor, indirect costs, other direct costs, and travel. (b) If the Recipient submits a request for reimbursement that the USDOT determines does not include or is not supported by sufficient detail, the USDOT may deny the request or withhold processing the request until the Recipient provides sufficient detail. 19.9 Reimbursement Frequency. If the USDOT Payment System identified in section 5.2 is “DELPHI iSupplier,” then the Recipient shall not request reimbursement more frequently than

es sufficient detail. 19.9 Reimbursement Frequency. If the USDOT Payment System identified in section 5.2 is “DELPHI iSupplier,” then the Recipient shall not request reimbursement more frequently than monthly. 19.10 Match. The recipient should show on each request for reimbursement that at least 20 percent of the incurred costs will count towards match. If the recipient intends to vary the match percentage over the life of the project, it must communicate its plan to USDOT. The recipient is responsible for tracking match according to the plan. At the completion of the grant award, the cost share requirement must be met, and Federal funds must not exceed the project's Federal share.